Team GB athlete Donna Fraser was among athletes and those involved in high performance sport and grassroots recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours List.
The three-time Olympian was awarded an OBE for her work in the field of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace for UK Athletics.
Fraser enjoyed a successful career winning multiple medals at World Championships and Commonwealth Games and came within a whisker of a bronze medal at Sydney 2000 as she finished fourth in the 400m.
Fellow athlete, London 2012 alumni and current Billie Jean King Cup team captain for Great Britain, Anne Keothavong Bretherton, is also recognised for her services to tennis.
Peter Dawson OBE, President of the International Golf Federation, is recognised with a CBE for services to golf, whilst the former CEO of The FA, Brian Barwick, is awarded an OBE.
After a disrupted and difficult year for grassroots sport, individuals across the Olympic network have been recognised for their dedication to the sports they have invested so much time and effort in to. Colleen Blair (Swimming), Susan Deaves (Athletics), Katie Dodd (Hockey), Brendan Warburton (Boxing) and Bob Wright (Boxing) are all awarded MBEs.
In addition to this, Debra Courtenay-Crane (Gymnastics), Sophie Dunnett (Athletics), Evelyn Graham (Badminton), John Mapletoft (Table Tennis), Christina Peacock (Boxing), Albert Scruby (Rowing), Patricia Sharpe (Gymnastics), Peter Warden (athletics) and Graham Wright (athletics) are all awarded British Empire Medals (BEM). Warden represented Team GB at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 400m.
Finally, the British Olympic Association’s Director of Legal, Shahab Uddin, is recognised with an MBE for his services to sport during the Covid-19 response but also for the 10 years of service to British Olympic sport.
Speaking after the announcement of the New Year Honours List, British Olympic Association Vice Chair, Annamarie Phelps, said: “In this most difficult of years it feels more important than ever to recognise the great service of men and women throughout the country.
"The athletes, officials and dedicated volunteers recognised for their devotion to the sports they love is heartening to see and is an important reminder of the integral role sport will play as we emerge from the current global pandemic.
"The re-arranged Games in Tokyo in July 2021 promise to be a stunning global sporting event, which will see further Team GB athletes write their names in the Olympic history books, like the athletes today and those that have come before them."